The Way He Was Raised

Intro : G C G cioi G he always wore those worn out flip - flops Em spent hours in his Daddy’s workshop C he loved being on the water G ( C G ) fishing with his friends G he always listened to the old folks Em when they’d tell stories and crack jokes C didn’t talk back to his mama G when she got onto him Chorus : C oh , that’s just the way he was raised G D/F# Em had to finish all his chores ’fore he could go outside and play C G6 Asus2 A they always went to church that’s were he learned how to pray C D G and that’s just the way he was raised G he grew his hair out when he got older Em grew it clear down to his shoulders C started hanging with the outcasts G ( C G ) when he went off to town G some called him a troublemaker Em even some said a lawbreaker C no matter how they talked about him G he never put nobody down Chorus 2 : C ’cause that’s just the way he was raised G D/F# Em when people start to gossip , he’d just walk away C G6 Asus2 A he always loved his neighbor no matter what they’d say C D G oh , that’s just the way he was raised C A7sus4 on a cross , on a hill C G that longhaired boy was killed C A7sus4 all our sins washed away C D when he walked out of that grave C C * ( optional progression ) D oh , that’s just the way he was raised G D/F# there’s no way we can measure Em the sacrifice he made C G6 he knew he had to die Asus2 A for our debt to be paid C D Em oh , that’s just the way he was raised C G6 Asus2 A it took the hand of god to roll the stone away C D G and that’s just the way he was raised C D G yeah , that’s just the way he was raised Outro : G C G C G E - - - x - - - - - - x - - - - - - - x - - | D - - 1 - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - 5 - - - | G - - - 0 - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - 0 - - | D - - x - - - - - - x - - - - - - - x - - - | then just go to the D that follows this progression . A - - - 3 - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - 7 - - | E - - - x - - - - - - x - - - - - - - x - - |